United States v. Randell D. Thomas

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• holding that a 911 caller’s statements were nontestimonial when the caller stated that “[t]here is somebody shot outside, somebody needs to be sent over here, and there’s somebody runnin’ around with a gun, somewhere”
• applying Davis and concluding that 911 call was nontestimonial when anonymous caller reported there had just been shooting and shooter had immediately fled scene
• concluding questions did not influence jury’s verdict
• admitting 911 call, including responses to operator questions, as present sense impression
• concluding questions did not influence jury’s verdict
• “Because the evaluation of witness credibility is the province of the jury, it is improper to ask one witness to comment on the veracity of the testimony of another witness.”

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